Asthma
Violence, maltreatment associated with increased risk for asthma
WASHINGTON — Violence and maltreatment in childhood were linked to greater risk for asthma among patients with positive biomarkers of high Th2 immunity, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.
Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy, infancy associated with less asthma, wheeze
WASHINGTON — Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy and sufficient exposure to vitamin D at age 12 months were associated with less asthma and recurrent wheeze by age 3 years, according to data presented here.
Deprivation impacts children, families with asthma in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON — Most families of children with asthma in an urban population reported at least one measure of deprivation, most frequently housing issues, according to data presented at ATS 2023.
Q&A: AI ready to assist, not replace, human beings in asthma, allergy care
As breakthroughs in artificial intelligence power more effective and efficient treatment elsewhere in medicine, many asthma and allergy specialists may wonder how these innovations could impact their day-to-day practice.
Children who move out of distressed neighborhoods see improved asthma outcomes
Children with asthma who moved from distressed neighborhoods and into low-poverty neighborhoods experienced significant improvements in symptom days and exacerbations, according to a study published in JAMA.
Allergy, asthma providers should guide patients to reliable nutritional information online
Information about nutritional treatment for the atopic triad on YouTube tends to be dubious, with a recent study of 91 videos by Høj et al. classifying 65% of them as misleading and only 32% of them as useful.
Social needs associated with poor asthma control among under-resourced children
Individual and aggregate social needs were associated with poor asthma control among a population of predominantly under-resourced children, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
Conference for physician assistants, nurse practitioners targets allergy, asthma topics
As demand for allergy and asthma care grows, physician assistants now have a greater role in providing that treatment. The Association of PAs in Allergy, Asthma & Immunology aims to support these professionals with its upcoming conference.
YouTube videos about nutritional care for atopic diseases mostly poor, inaccurate
The information in YouTube videos about the nutritional treatment of atopic diseases tends to be poor and include misleading content, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
Future exacerbations in children with severe wheeze predicted by bronchial remodeling
The risk for regular and severe future exacerbations in children aged 1 to 5 years with severe wheeze can be found through bronchial remodeling, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.